Curtain-rod bracket



June 5, 1928. 1,672,684

I. C. LARSON CURTAIN ROD BRACKET Filed Aug. 25, 1925 w w M /4 INVENTOR.

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Patented June 5, 1928. f

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IVAR CARL LARSON, v on EAsTrncivInnucE, nnonn IsLAND, AssIGNon-"To BEACON wzsaa PRESSEDSTEEL CO OF'PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, CORPORATION OF RHODE ISLAND. I

'ionn'rnm-non nnaoxnn a i iApplicationfiled nugust 25,1925. Serial fio. 15 2,3 11.'

"This invention relates to. improvement-sin curtain-rod brackets of a type more P31131011;

larly adapted tosupport curtains and over vdraperies; and, the object of thisinv'ention to provide a bracket of this character havv.1110 a Y Y plurality of curtain rodsupporting means attached to a singleplate. 1

v A further object of'the invention is to so flatten the portions of the curtain 'rodsupporting ,armswhlch are in engagement w th the plate that a relative turning movement between the plate and the arms is prevented.

v A still further objectof the invention is' the flattening of the ends of the arms and notching them to form hooks "for suitable engagement with the curtain supporting means.

r a The invention furtherconsists in mount ing a hook on one of the arms for engagement with an additional curtain supporting rod or the like. I

With these and other in view, the

invention consists of certainl -novel features of construction. as will be more fully de scribed, and particularly pointed out inthe appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a front elevationof a window with a shade, curtain and over-draperies hung thereover. i

and the ends of the arms.

Figure 5 is a modified form of plate show ing the omission of; the roller shade supporting means.

It is found in practice desirable to sup-- port a roller shade, curtains and over-draperies overa Window and to provide a single pair of brackets for supporting these several distinct hangin 's. without the use of solder.

which I have: accomplished by providing a plate having. an arm bentiup at one side thereof for supporting the shade and having a pair of outwardly-extending wire arms-at tached to the plate by folding portions of Figure 2 is a PGIS QQClZlX G view oftheplate v p for engagement with these hooks.

the plate overthe wire thenwire being tened at the plate-engaging portions to pre-' vent a relative rotating movement between it and the plate, and f further-, I have pro vlded hooks on; thefinner arm and have turned inward'lyQflattened and notched the end portions of the armsvto support a pluralit'y' of springsbetween the corresponding hooks of the pairs of brackets on which the curtain and over-draperies may be mounted;

and the following. isa. detailed description of one means by which these I advantageous results maybe accomplished I With reference to the drawings, 10 'jdesignates a plate of suitable configuration having fingers 11 cut from the stock of. the plate and hent outwardly to be" foldedover the fbridge portion 12 of the pair of arms-.141 and-15 of the curtain rod'supporting wire, the samebe-' 7 ing flattened as at 22' to prevent relative movement vbetween the plate vand therarm s after they have been securelyrolled overthis,

portion of the wire, as shown in Figure 4. i

The ends'of the arms 14 and 15 are curved inwardly on a long sweeping arc while being maintained in theirsubstantially parallel re-* lation and are flattened at their ends 16 and '17 and notched as at 18 and 19 to form hooks for engagement with suitable curtain sup porting means which Ihave'illustrate'd as springs 20,'provided with suitable eyes 21 Also there may be mounted supplemental hooks 32 on the arms 15 oteach pair of hracketsibetween'which an additional spring may be supported. this hook being. slidable along the arm to be moved back against the plate 10 when not in use. v v

The flattened portions 16 and 17 of the' arms are substantially the diameter of the openings 23 for the reception of screws 24 for attaching the same to a; window frame. I These brackets are adapted to be used in springs 20 so that the curtains or over, drapairs and one of the pair of brackets may I have an arm portion 25 bent inwardly at-snb-.

stantially right angles thereto and provided v with an opening26 to; receive one end of the rollerslia'de, while the other plate of the pair is provided with an outwardly bent arm 27 disposed at substantially right angles to its plate and is provided with an angularlyshaped notch 28 to receive the opposite end of the roller shade in the customary manner, It will be seen that I have provided brackets having roller shade supporting means for supporting the shade 29 and also curtain-rod supporting arms for hanging a curtain 30 and two different over draperies 31 and 83, all as illustrated in..Figure 1. However, it will be obvious that the arms at the edge of the plates may be omitted to provide a structure, as illustrated in lligure 5, where it is desired to mount a shade independently of the curtain rod brackets.

' From the foregoing, it will be seen that I have provided curtain and roller shade supporting means which are simple in construction and yet effective in their operation and comparatively inexpensive to manufacture.

The foregoing description is directed solely towards the construction illustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve the privilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the device is susceptible, the invention being defined and limitedonly by the terms of the appended claims.

Iclaim: i v

I 1. A curtain rod bracket comprising a plate, a U-shaped Wire secured thereto to ex tend outwardly therefrom, the arms of said U being of unequal lengths and each bent in the same direction at substantially right angles and disposed in substantially the same plane in spaced relation, said arms being tionto secure said wire in position, the ends of said arms being bent at substantially right angles and maintained in their spaced parallel relation.

3. A curtain support comprising a pair of spaced plates, each having a circular wire folded to form a pair of spaced parallel arms extending outwardly therefrom, the

I end portions ofsaid pairs of arms being bent toward each other and flattened and notched to form hooks, and curtain supporting means detachably engaging said hookaand extending between corresponding arms.

4c. A'curtain support'coinprismg a pair-of spaced plates, each having a circular wire folded to form a pair of spaced parallel arms extending outwardly therefrom, said pairs of arms being bent toward each other at their ends and flattened and notched to form hooks, and a coiled spring detachably engaging said 1100 (S and extendingbet-ween corresponding arms for supporting curtains.

In testimony whereof I ailii; my signature.

IVAR CARL LARSON. 

